date:Jul 03, 2013
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According to the China Dairy Industry Association, in the first four months of this year, China imported dairy products amounting to 596,200 tons, up 24.6 percent year-on-year.
Imports are being driven by infant formula milk, which totaled 38,900 tons in the first four months, up 37.2 percent, as well as liquid milk, which hit 63,700 tons in the first four months, a year-on-year surge of 164.7 percent.
Domestic milk consumption has been increasing for years, lifted by rising pers